15 Astonishing Sculptures That Turn Reality Inside Out

1. A Venice Biennale sculpture by Lorenzo Quinn depicts dramatic hands emerging from the Grand Canal and trying to save Venice from drowning. The sculpture was meant to attract more attention to the problem of climate change.

Modern sculpture is more than the art of embodying objects in stone, metal, or other materials. It is also a metaphorical language that helps artists speak with the audience about everything from feelings and relationships to philosophy and climate change.

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4. Passage by Jerzy Kalina is an amazing installation consisting of 14 figures located in Wrocław, Poland. The center figure of the installation is a woman surrounded by the members of her family, some of which emerge from the ground.

6. Sculptures of the series Heart of Trees by Jaume Plensa may be seen in different cities of the world. Bronze figures that are slightly larger than life-size embrace trees with their arms and legs. Don’t they look surreal?

11. Le Pouce, a super realistic sculpture of a giant thumb appearing from the underground by César Baldaccini, is installed in Paris, France. Can you imagine that this 40-foot tall sculpture weighs more than 18 tons?

12. Karma by a Korean artist Do Ho Suh is a dramatic installation consisting of male figures resting at each other’s shoulders and blinding each other with their hands. This enormous human ladder is located in New Orleans.